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PARTNERS in Progress
Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently awarded grants from our Fund for Community Good and Field of Interest funds. Learn more about our grant application, funding priorities and recent grant partners at GRFoundation.org/Grants.
COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER, $10,000
To support the Rapidian, a hyperlocal news platform for citizen journalists to share stories and report on local issues in the Grand Rapids area.
GRAND RAPIDS PRIDE CENTER, $450,000
To advance 2-SLGBTQ+ equity in West Michigan by sustaining the Grand Rapids Pride Center’s development and operational capacities.
GROW, $300,000
This grant supports Grow’s work to expand access to capital and bilingual technical assistance for small business owners through a more equitable lending model that removes traditional barriers.
HOUSING KENT, $500,000
To implement a county-wide collective impact initiative to advance housing equity by aligning crosssector partners, centering lived experience and driving systems and policy change rooted in racial justice. This grant was made possible through the Martin and Eileen Shedleski Family Fund and the Homeless Prevention Endowment Fund.
KCONNECT, $375,000
General operating support to advance systems-level equity work in Kent County through data innovation, policy advocacy and community-led strategies that strengthen opportunity for children and families.
REALISM IS LOYALTY, $300,000
To expand its Each One Teach One program, a 36-week therapeutic mentoring initiative led by formerly incarcerated mentors, to support high-risk youth through trauma-informed care, family engagement and culturally responsive behavioral health services. This grant was made possible by the William H. and Inetta P. Martindill Fund.
VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE, $200,000
To support critical cancer research in West Michigan to better understand how and why cancers—including leukemia—develop and progress. Their work aims to uncover new strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Using state-of-the-art technologies, Van Andel Institute researchers investigate the similarities between and within cancer types, building knowledge that could lead to more precise and effective therapies. This grant was made possible by the William S. Folz Fund for Cancer Research.
